Alison Aly Paige Newitt at Steel City Coffee House with The Angel Band, Saturday the 21st at 8:00pm: Saturday night, Steel City welcomes the Angel Band. As the backing band for the legendary David Bromberg, the Angel Band plays a bit of blues, a bit of folk, a bit of county and a bit of everything in between! With great harmonies and a kick ass rhythm and sh […]

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the approval of a final rule to implement the resolution plan requirement in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The final rule requires bank holding companies with assets of $50 billion or more and nonbank financial firms designated by the Financial Stability Oversight Council for [... […]

From the Arctic to the Everglades, impacts like rising sea levels, warmer temperatures, loss of sea ice, and changing precipitation patterns are affecting the species we care about, the services we value, and the places we call home. In addition to ensuring the sustainability of these resources, along with their many ecological, economic, and recreational [. […]

I guess the high side of this little adventure of mine will be selling my gold, I sold $12.63 in pennies today to Bank of America for $23.41, I’m wondering how long I can keep this action going! So here’s the deal, three rolls of pennies, face value, $1.50, 34 are pre1982, 95% copper, [...] […]

I’ve often mused about how fun it would be to have a time machine and travel back to the early 1960s, and go on a pre-inflation shopping spree. In that era, most used cars were less than $800, and a new-in-the box Colt .45 Automatic sold for $60. In particular, it would be great to [...] […]

Philadelphia, PA – The Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) has implemented two ordinances designed to encourage the use of solar panels systems in Philadelphia. Sponsored by Councilman Jim Kenney, the two ordinances amend the Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code to greatly reduce the costs of securing both electrical permits and […]

On Saturday, January 21, 2012, Cub Scouts from all over Northeast Philadelphia will gather at Wissinoming Park, (5801 Frankford Avenue) for the Annual Roosevelt District, Cub Scout Klondike Derby. This year’s theme is; A Hillbilly Hoedown in Dogpatch. The day’s program will run from 9 a.m. until completion. At the Boy Scout level a Klondike Derby [...] […]

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the annual indexing of the reserve requirement exemption amount and of the low reserve tranche for 2012. These amounts are used in the calculation of reserve requirements of depository institutions. The Board also announced the annual indexing of the nonexempt deposit cutoff level and the reduced reporting lim […]